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Goodyear to Guide Drivers by GPS (Blimp Not Included)

by Will Safer on January 6, 2008 at 03:29 AM



The personal navigation device market keeps growing, with more companies and brands getting into the mix. Soon you can add the Goodyear brand to your list of GPS-enabled devices to consider.

GoodyearThe tire company will have eight units debuting with its brand name at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, all manufactured by New York-based NCC, which previously has put out products under the Westinghouse and Stanley names.

In a market dominated by Garmin (number one in the U.S.) and TomTom (number one worldwide), is there room for more GPS devices? It will be interesting to see if the Goodyear name can help propel these devices to a respectable marketshare.

We'll take a close look at these new devices and more while at the show this week. Check back for updates

From Engadget.


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